Callisto (band)

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Callisto
General information
origin Turku , Finland
Genre (s) Post-metal , post-rock ,
progressive metal
founding 2000
Website www.callistochaos.com
Current occupation
Markus Myllykangas
singing
 Jani Ala-Hukkala
guitar
 Johannes Nygård
Juho Niemelae
Ariel Björklund
Arto Karvonen

Callisto is a Finnish band from Turku , whose music is mostly attributed to post-metal .

Career

Their first releases were influenced by post-hardcore bands like Neurosis and Breach , but elements of Sludge , Doom and Black Metal can also be found. From the album Providence the metal elements were reduced. Typical for the style of the band are long instrumental passages, the use of rather unusual metal instruments such as saxophone or oboe as well as influences from jazz. Her texts are influenced by Christian themes.

In 2008 the singer Jani Ala-Hukkala was accepted into the band, who now brings clear vocals in addition to the shouts from Markus Myllykangas. This addition to the line-up results in a much more prominent role of vocals in the band's music. Myllykangas concentrated on playing the guitar. The music was also more oriented towards progressive rock and the music of the 1970s . The band gave Opeth , King Crimson and Landberk as inspiration . The reviews for Providence were mixed. The loss of harshness and the monotony of the singing was criticized, in some cases comparisons were made with pop music . Above all, the atmosphere of the album was praised.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Providence
  FI 23 09/2009 (1 week)
Secret Youth
  FI 37 07/2015 (1 week)
  • 2001: Dying Desire ( single )
  • 2002: Ordeal of the century ( EP , Fullsteam Records ; 2003 re-release with additional remix )
  • 2004: Jemima / Klimenko ( 12 " , Kireru Records)
  • 2004: True Nature Unfolds (Fullsteam Record; 2005 with Earache Records )
  • 2006: Noir (Fullsteam Records)
  • 2009: Providence (Fullsteam Records)
  • 2015: Secret Youth (Svart Records)

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  1. ↑ metal.de: Providence Review on Metal.de
  2. ↑ metalnews.de: Providence Review on Metalnews.de
  3. ↑ finnishcharts.com: Callisto in the Finnish charts

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